Surprising herself, in her later years, Svetlana decided to share her writing and stories with young listeners and readers, for their enjoyment. Being a lover of rhyme, helps her stories to shine, with an artful coin of phrase, she even does herself amaze, rhyming is not just a passing phase, nor a fad or a craze, this is the way she writes and with words plays.. With a few stories ready for sharing, she has decided to be daring, and publish.Formerly an educator and accredited counsellor, as well as a Mother, lifetime learner and lover of language, Svetlana's stories aim to not only delight, but also promote positive values and solution focused approaches, and a snippet of wisdom and mirth, to promote the idea of a better Earth.Having teamed up with the artistically talented multimedia illustrator Maura O'Regan, Svetlana's stories have been beautifully enhanced with pictures to capture the imagination. It is this combination of words and pictures that set her books apart.Adelaide born and raised, well travelled and worldly, Svetlana is pleased to present and share her writing and stories with the world!